By james art 
Weslaco, Texas (KRGV)-a six-foot length that had been stuck in the Weslaco Storm sewer for more than a month, is finally free.
An animal rescue crew worked to get Gator, Stormy from the sewer, Wednesday afternoon.
Now Stormy is enjoying his new home in the nature of the bird island of South Padre and the alligator sanctuary.
Channel 5 News first told viewers about the caught alligator on Tuesday. A spokesman for the Texas Department of Transport said the agency was first familiar with Gator on February 7th.
Gator looked stuck in the sewer of the storm, located near the International Boulevard and the 18th Street. A metal grille over the channel, which was welded on the spot, prevents people from helping.
On Wednesday morning, a crowd appeared in the grid to look at the alligator and also feed it.
The welder arrived later to cancel the attachment that held the grid on the ground.
The alligator then withdrew to the drainage system, probably annoyed by the whole commotion by the public.
Until 2:00 pm Tuesday, a crew from the nature of the bird island of South Padre and the alligator sanctuary arrived. Animal fences managed to remove Stormy after a crew from the city of Weshako lifted the grid.
“It doesn’t look like it’s overweight or something, it’s not too enchanted,” said Jake Reinbolt with the nature of the South Padre bird island and the alligator sanctuary. “She didn’t fight too bad when she was out.”
The alligator 6’2 ”was removed from drainage, which was not far from the Estero Llano Grande State Park, where alligators live.
Reinbolt said that as many people came to feed storms, the aligator’s behavior has been changed to make her associated people with food.
This can cause problems if it returns to the wild.
“He probably won’t return to the wild, but there will be a luxury apartment for his back in the South Padre Island Center and the Alligator Sanctuary,” Reinbolt said.
On Wednesday, Channel 5 News also learned that the city of Weshako had the right to the road where the grid was located. The city took the lead to save a storm.
“There was an alligator there who needed help and we decided that what we need to do was remove it,” said Krista Celramai with Weslaco Animal Control.
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